After Hurricane Maria, ‘There is no more agriculture in Puerto Rico’

Puerto Rico’s agriculture secretary, Carlos Flores Ortega, estimates Hurricane Maria wiped out 80 percent of the value of the island’s crops in a matter of hours, worth $780 million, says the New York Times. The newspaper quoted a farmer on the southeast coast as saying, “There is no more agriculture in Puerto Rico. And there… » Read More

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